ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137260
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 July 2011 |
| Time: | 9:31 LT |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-8T |
| Owner/operator: | UTAir Aviation |
| Registration: | RA-22350 |
| MSN: | 7192 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 16 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | drilling site # 72, Irkutsk region -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ust-Kut |
| drilling site # 72 | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Mi-8 operated on a flight from Ust'-Kut to drilling site # 72 in the Katanga district of the Irkutsk region.
The helicopter hovered over swampy terrain 2.5 km from the drilling site (59°31'24" N 107°40'29" E) to disembark passengers and cargo, but the right main wheel sank into the ground and the helicopter rolled over onto its right side, crushing the 2 passengers who had already disembarked, all 3 crew and the remaining 11 passengers injured (2 of them badly).
Sources:
Soviet Transports
http://www.interfax.co.uk/russia-cis-general-news-bulletins-in-english/one-killed-14-injured-in-helicopter-crash-in-irkutsk-region/
http://www.interfax.co.uk/russia-cis-military-news-bulletins-in-english/two-people-killed-in-helicopter-crash-in-irkutsk-region/
https://sputniknews.com/russia/20110705/165029323.html
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://mysouth.su/2011/07/rosaviatsia-confirms-death-of-two-people-in-a-mi-8-crash-near-irkutsk/]
http://www.itar-tass.com/en/c154/179331.html
https://russianplanes.net/images/to32000/031591.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2011 00:42 | gerard57 | Added |
| 05-Jul-2011 01:01 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2011 01:12 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2011 01:13 | gerard57 | Updated [Date] |
| 05-Jul-2011 01:35 | RobertMB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source] |
| 05-Jul-2011 03:56 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Damage] |
| 05-Jul-2011 04:02 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2011 05:39 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2011 14:01 | harro | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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